Back Pain Facts

The cost of back pain is estimated to approach54 Billion dollars annually and has literally become a national epidemic.

It is the leading worker's compensation injury, the leading cause of disablity for people under the age of 45, and it will affect 80% of all Americans at some point in their lives.

• Behind cold and flu, back pain is the number one cause of work absence. 
• Eight out of ten people will see a physician for back pain. 
• Up to 80% of the US population will have back pain at some point in their lifetime. 
• On any given day, 7 million people are in bed because of back pain. 
• 5.4 million Americans are disabled annually due to back pain. 
• An estimated 93 million workdays are lost each year due to back pain. 
• An estimated $54 billion is spent on the treatment of low back pain per year. 
• The majority of all back surgeries have less than anticipated outcomes. 
• Spine surgery is the second leading surgical procedure in America, with the total number in the U.S. approaching 500,00 per year.